How many schools does Blackburn with Darwen have?

OfferDay lists 89 schools in Blackburn with Darwen, including 56 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Blackburn with Darwen?

Every school in Blackburn with Darwen is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Blackburn with Darwen ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Blackburn with Darwen where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority?

OfferDay groups the Blackburn with Darwen schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority

Blackburn with Darwen has 89 schools listed on OfferDay across 6 towns.

4 nursery schools · 56 primary schools · 12 secondary schools · 1 sixth form or college · 7 special and alternative provision schools · 9 independent schools

About schools in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen lists 89 schools, most of them primary schools. Its twelve secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 63%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 52 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 45.9; average Attainment 8 score, across the 14 schools with published results

Top schools in Blackburn with Darwen

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Turton Belmont Community Primary School 100%
2 The Olive School, Blackburn 98%
3 Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 85%
4 Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 83%
5 Lammack Primary School 81%
6 Brookhouse Primary School 80%
7 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 79%
8 Daisyfield Primary School 78%

Secondary

1 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School 72.3
2 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 62.5
3 St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 50.8
4 Pleckgate High School 49.2
5 St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn 47.4
6 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 47.0
7 Darwen Vale High School 43.1
8 Blackburn Central High School 41.0

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Blackburn with Darwen.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Dar Ul Madinah
Other independent school · Ages 5 to 11
Noorul Uloom
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 23 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Blackburn with Darwen

How many schools does Blackburn with Darwen have?: OfferDay lists 89 schools in Blackburn with Darwen, including 56 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Blackburn with Darwen?: Every school in Blackburn with Darwen is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Blackburn with Darwen ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in Blackburn with Darwen where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority?: OfferDay groups the Blackburn with Darwen schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.